PATERSON – A teacher and assistant basketball coach at Eastside High School agreed to repay Paterson Public Schools $709 as one of the conditions of his resignation, which took effect on February 24, according to district documents.

The district’s agreement with Eddie Hill, who had been on the Board of Education’s payroll for more than 13 years, said the resignation was “in lieu of termination”. As part of the deal, Hill refunded the district for “home instruction” payments he received for 12 dates in October and November of 2013, the agreement said.

The agreement did not say why Hill had to repay the money. District spokeswoman Terry Corallo declined to comment. Hill could not be reached for comment.

Under the agreement, the district agreed that “it will not take any further action against Hill, including any further reporting to any local, county or State authorities, including, but not limited to, law enforcement and/or the State Board of Examiners.”

The agreement goes on to say, “Hill’s resignation and refund of monies do not constitute an admission of wrongdoing.”

The district agreed to provide Hill with a “neutral reference” for future job applications and said “there will be no document in his personnel file reflecting any wrongdoing.” The agreement said Hill’s stipend for coaching the school’s boys’ basketball team would be “discounted by the number of days he has been absent from practices and games.”

The agreement did not say how much of a stipend Hill had been getting for coaching. His regular salary was $56,412, according to district records.